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{{about|the surname|the god in Khoikhoi mythology|Tsui'goab}}
{{Infobox surname
| language   = Chinese 
| derivation = [[Toponymic surname|Toponymic]]
| variant    = {{unbulleted list|{{lang|zh|崔}}: Cui, [[Chui]]|{{lang|zh|徐}}: Xu, Hsu, Chui|}}
}}

'''Tsui''' is a surname. It is an alternative transcription of two [[Chinese surnames]], namely [[Cui (surname)|Cuī]] ({{lang|zh|崔}}) and [[Xu (surname 徐)|Xú]] ({{lang|zh|徐}}).

==Origins==
Tsui may be an alternative transliteration of two separate [[Chinese surname]]s, listed below by their [[Hanyu Pinyin]] transliteration (which reflects the [[Mandarin Chinese|Mandarin]] pronunciation):<ref name="Hanks2003">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FJoDDAAAQBAJ&pg=RA2-PA506|editor-first=Patrick|editor-last=Hanks|editor-link=Patrick Hanks|title=Dictionary of American Family Names|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=2003|isbn=9780199771691|volume=3|page=506}}</ref><ref name="Hanks2016">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0AyDDQAAQBAJ&pg=PA2972|editor-first=Patrick|editor-last=Hanks|editor2-first=Richard|editor2-last=Coates|editor3-first=Peter|editor3-last=McClure|title=The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=2016|isbn=9780192527479|page=2972}}</ref>

*[[Cui (surname)|Cuī]] ({{wikt-lang|zh|崔}}), which originated as a [[toponymic surname]] from a fief by that name in the [[Qi (state)|state of Qi]]; a grandson of [[Jiang Ziya]] renounced his claim to the throne and went to live in that fief, and his descendants took its name as their surname. It is spelled Ts'ui{{sup|4}} in the [[Wade–Giles]] system of transliterating Mandarin (which remains common in Taiwan and was used elsewhere until the mid-to-late 20th century).<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=t26Iv0Octa0C&pg=PA182|first=Sheau-yueh J.|last=Chao|title=Genealogical Research on Chinese Surnames|publisher=Genealogical Publishing Company|year=2000|page=182|isbn=9780806349466}}</ref> The spelling Tsui may also be based on the Cantonese pronunciation ({{lang-zh|j=Ceoi1|cy=Chēui}}).
*[[Xu (surname 徐)|Xú]] ({{wikt-lang|zh|徐}}), which originated as a [[toponymic surname]] from the ancient [[Xu (state)|state of Xu]], adopted by the descendants of [[Yi (husbandman)|Boyi]] after the state was annexed by the [[Chu (state)|state of Chu]].<ref>{{harvnb|Chao|2000|p=[https://books.google.com/books?id=t26Iv0Octa0C&pg=PA77 77]}}</ref> The spelling Tsui is based on its [[Cantonese]] pronunciation ({{lang-zh|j=Ceoi4|cy=Chèuih}}); it is nearly [[homophone|homophonous]] with the above surname in Cantonese aside from the differing [[tone (linguistics)|tone]].

==Statistics==
The [[2010 United States census]] found 3,168 people with the surname Tsui, making it the 10,180th-most-common name in the country. This represented an increase from 2,725 (10,748th-most-common) in the [[2000 United States census|2000 Census]]. In both censuses, more than nine-tenths of the bearers of the surname identified as [[Asian Americans|Asian]], and roughly two percent as [[White Americans|White]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://projects.newsday.com/databases/long-island/census-last-names/?where=name^Chui&offset=0|title=How common is your last name?|newspaper=Newsday|access-date=5 September 2018}}</ref>

==People==
{{hatnote|This section is arranged by area of notability and year of birth, regardless of the Chinese character used to write the surname.}}

===Academics===
*[[Daniel C. Tsui]] ({{lang|zh-Hani|崔琦}}; born 1939), Henan-born American physicist
*[[Amy Tsui]] (born 1949), American demographer
*[[Lap-Chee Tsui]] ({{lang|zh-Hani|徐立之}}; born 1950), Shanghai-born Canadian geneticist
*[[Tsui Tin-Chau]] ({{lang|zh-Hani|徐天就}}; born 1958), Hong Kong-born Dutch teacher
*[[Ban Tsui]] ({{lang|zh-Hani|徐志豪}}; born 1963), Hong Kong-born Canadian Anesthesiologist
*[[Anne S. Tsui]] ({{fl.|1970s–present}}), Shanghai-born American business professor
*[[Tsui Ming-sum]] ({{fl.|1980s–2010s}}), Hong Kong social scientist
*[[Kennie Tsui]] ({{fl.|2016–present}}), New Zealand chemical engineer

===Athletes===
*[[Tsui Hsiu-li]] ({{lang|zh-Hani|崔秀里}}; born 1973), Taiwanese table tennis player
*[[Tsui Fang-hsuan]] (born 1984), Taiwanese taekwondo practitioner
*[[Tsui Wan Yi]] (born 1984), Hong Kong fencer
*[[Tsui Chi Ho]] ({{lang|zh-Hani|徐志豪}}; born 1990), Hong Kong sprinter
*[[Tsui Wang Kit]] ({{lang|zh-Hant|徐宏傑}}; born 1997), Hong Kong footballer

===Entertainment industry===
*[[Tsui Hsiao-ping]] ({{lang|zh-Hani|崔小萍}}; 1923–2017), Jinan-born radio personality in Taiwan
*[[Tsui Fu-sheng]] ({{lang|zh-Hani|崔福生}}; 1931–2013), Taiwanese actor
*[[Tsui Ping]] ({{lang|zh-Hani|崔萍}}; 1938–20??), Harbin-born Mandarin-language pop singer in Hong Kong
*[[Paula Tsui]] ({{lang|zh-Hant|徐小鳳}}; born 1949), Hong Kong singer
*[[Tsui Hark]] ({{lang|zh-Hani|徐克}}; born 1950), Hong Kong film director
*[[Tsui Siu-ming]] ({{lang|zh-Hani|徐小明}}; born 1953), Hong Kong actor
*[[Elvis Tsui]] ({{lang|zh-Hant|徐錦江}}; born 1961), Hong Kong actor
*[[Yvette Tsui]] ({{lang|zh-Hant|崔麗心}}; born 1963), Taiwanese television host
*[[Tsui Wing]] ({{lang|zh-Hani|徐榮}}; born 1974), Hong Kong actor
*[[Kate Tsui]] ({{lang|zh-Hani|徐子珊}}; born 1979), Hong Kong actress
*[[Roy Tsui]] ({{lang|zh-Hani|徐家豪}}; born 1980), Hong Kong lyricist
*[[Jeremy Tsui]] ({{lang|zh-Hans|徐正溪}}; born 1985), Chinese actor
*[[Sam Tsui]] (born 1989), American singer-songwriter
*[[Harrison Tsui]] (born 1995), Hong Kong fashion photographer

===Politics and government===
*[[Tsui Kwo Yin]] ({{lang|zh-Hant|崔國因}}; 1831–1909), Qing diplomat
*[[Tsui Po-ko]] ({{lang|zh-Hani|徐步高}}; 1970–2006), Hong Kong policetable
*[[Caspar Tsui]] ({{lang|zh-Hani|徐英偉}}; born 1977), Hong Kong politician
*[[Tsui Shung-yiu]] ({{fl.|1970s–2000s}}), Hong Kong civil servant
*[[Tori Tsui]] ({{fl.|2015–present}}), Hong Kong climate activist

===Other===
*[[Tsui Sze-man]] ({{lang|zh-Hani|徐四民}}; 1914–2007), Burmese-born Hong Kong magazine publisher
*[[Tsui Tsin-tong]] ({{lang|zh-Hani|徐展堂}}; 1941–2010), Hong Kong businessman
*[[Kitty Tsui]] (born 1952), Hong Kong-born American writer and stage actor
*[[Eugene Tssui]] ({{lang|zh-Hant|崔悅君}}; born Eugene Tsui, 1954), American architect
*[[Tsui Teh-li]] ({{lang|zh-Hant|崔德禮}}; {{fl.|1990s}}), member of the executive board of the Boy Scouts of China
*[[Christopher Tsui]] (born 1981), Hong Kong-born British businessman and racehorse owner

==See also==
*[[Hui (surname)]], the Cantonese spelling of another surname transcribed as Xǔ in Pinyin ({{wikt-lang|zh|許}})

==References==
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[[Category:Chinese-language surnames]]
[[Category:Multiple Chinese surnames]]
[[Category:Cantonese-language surnames]]